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ABSENTEES OF 2009 |
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2009 was a year of hits and
disappointments in a proportion
that didn’t leave too
many people complaining. But,
apart from the hits and disappointments,
there were also the misses.
Yes, 2009 was a bit hard done
by the absence of a few of the
big names from the rolls. While
most of the highly popular names
had a release or two for themselves,
there were few that couldn’t
wrap up things in time for 2009.
Talking of the missing big names
in 2009, one has to first think
about Ajith Kumar. He usually
delivers at least a film a year
without fail. After the rather
unsatisfactory Aegan outing,
speculations were rife as to
who would be directing Ajith
next. While the producers had
already been confirmed (Sivaji
Films), the search for the right
guy to make the film seemed
a bit long drawn. After link
ups with Dharani, talks of an
impending project with Gautham
Menon (which might end up being
Ajith’s 50th) and various
other assorted gossip, it was
decided that it would be the
old faithful ally, Saran, after
all. But, 2009 was unlucky to
miss out on having Asal as one
of its releases. As it stands
now, Asal will definitely be
the first ‘big star’
level release of 2010 and it
is likely to stay so for some
time as the other equally big
or bigger names have not yet
made their schedules clear.
Well, if there is anyone who
will surely upstage Asal in
terms of scale and style, it
has to be Endhiran. Talking
of Endhiran, Rajini was absent
from the big screen for the
whole of 2009. But, one wouldn’t
call that a miss largely |
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because it was known even at the beginning
of the year that the costliest movie to
come out of India will take more than another
12 months to complete. Now, we know that
it can be unleashed any time though director
Shankar is unwilling to give us any clue
as to when he plans to roll out his creation.
Among the young guns, Silambarasan had a
blank card after Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya
spilt over into the Valentine of 2010. It
was pretty disappointing for all the fans
of Little Superstar (now Young Superstar)
after the high that Silambattam brought
in late 2008. But, let us hope that VTV
more than makes up for all that.
VTV takes us straight to the most favorite
topic of Kollywood these days, Rahman. It
was infinitesimally downing for any music
and cinema buff that Rahman did not score
for a single Tamil movie in 2009. Though
the musically inclined might have found
consolation in Delhi 6 and the funky Blue,
the sweet sounds in Tamil were missing.
Moving on to the ladies. Sameera Reddy lit
up the screen in 2008 with Meghna’s
smile. The smile was expected to be seen
more often in Tamil cinema but 2009 felt
a bit somber without that same smile. But,
no worries, Asal will sort out issues. Something
similar can be said about Bhavana who was
not seen after the Jayam Kondaan success.
Meanwhile, Bollywood continues to usurp
a lot of the time of many heroines, especially
Asin. After Dasavatharam in 2008, it looks
as if the lady is hardly able to squeeze
time in for the South. Though she did not
have a whole lot of releases in Hindi (in
fact she had only one – London Dreams),
its scale and making cost her almost the
entire year.
Those were the few who missed out on 2009,
or did 2009 miss their presence. Anyway,
let us hope that they have enough and more,
roll up their sleeve for 2010 which can
more than make up for their blank scores
last year. |
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